29 Sep 2026
Image Credit: SCOTLAND: The Big Picture/scotlandbigpicture.com £100K funding opportunity from Rewilding Britain Apply for funding Are you working on a seascape-scale nature restoration initiative which could benefit from £100,000 through the Rewilding Challenge Fund? Rewilding Britain are looking for the next ambitious project to award their annual funding to, that will let nature lead, […]
29 Sep 2026
Photo by Dorian Mongel The UK government has committed to building a new research ship in British shipyards. The ship will lead a new national system for monitoring the UK’s seas, bringing marine surveys, data and technology together in one place to help manage fisheries and the marine environment more effectively. Chancellor John Healey pledged £115 […]
29 Sep 2026
Photo by Lu The UK has joined OceanEye, an EU-led ocean monitoring programme designed to improve forecasts of extreme weather and climate events. Environment Secretary Angela Eagle confirmed the UK’s participation at a UN event in New York on 23 September. Under the programme, Britain will share more information from the Met Office and other […]
29 Sep 2026
Photo by Quaid Lagan A porbeagle shark has been found dead on the Northumberland coast, just days after six pilot whales died following a mass stranding on nearby Coquet Island. The 2m (6.5ft) shark was discovered at Hadston Rocks, south of Amble, on Thursday 24 September. It has since been recovered by British Divers Marine Life […]
29 Sep 2026
Photo by Annie Spratt Scientists have carried out an unprecedented assessment of the seabed around the Isles of Scilly, revealing complex mosaics of sediments that support a wide range of habitat-building species. The research, led by the University of Plymouth, suggests that the frameworks used to classify and protect sediment habitats around the UK may […]
29 Sep 2026
Photo by William Hook The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) has begun work to improve its Catch Recording App and web service, following technical issues that have affected the submission of catch records, particularly through the mobile app. The upgraded service has been revised from the ground up to provide a more reliable and resilient platform. […]
24 Sep 2026
Image description: Groups of people enjoying the beach at Whitstable. Photo by Seongyeon Jo on Unsplash Southern Water has been fined £2.4m following multiple pollution incidents affecting coastal and freshwater environments around Faversham and Whitstable between 2019 and 2021. The prosecution, heard at Bromley Magistrates’ Court, is the Environment Agency’s second successful action against the […]
24 Sep 2026
Image description: A person casting a vote in a box. Photo by Element5 Digital on Unsplash Members of the Public and Commercial Services (PCS) union at Ofwat are set to ballot on whether to strike over the lack of clarity about their future job security. It has been over a year since Defra endorsed […]
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